Harlee

#1,047 for girls in 2025, 237 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #7,765
Given to girls 94.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2017 · 483 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,023
since 1950

Harlee over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #621, 2017peak #2,563, 1934girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,047237—
2024#978265#7,76510
2023#916290#8,2559
2022#869319#6,14714
2021#780363#7,58710
2020#745366#7,50210
2019#724391#9,7567
2018#631473#7,13611
2017#621483#6,68512
2016#639464#5,12418
2015#842333#7,49110
2014#898302#7,56210
2013#947267#8,1189
2012#956266#8,1589
2011#1,127217#7,00911
2010#1,143214#5,04718
2009#1,159217#7,23611
2008#1,167219#9,0198
2007#1,217205#10,9216
2006#1,222197#7,42710
2005#1,096217#5,03416
2004#1,180190#6,13812
2003#1,257166#5,55813
2002#1,228163#7,0559
2001#1,403135#6,9359
2000#1,255156#9,1126
1999#1,298140#7,1398
1998#1,443118#9,6315
1997#1,514107—
1996#1,539103#4,02216
1995#1,492106#6,9927
1994#1,304130#4,80312
1993#1,81580#5,00211
1992#2,22060#7,4226
1991#3,72228—
1990#5,83515—
1989#7,44910—
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First appearance
1950

The first year at least five girls were named Harlee! It came in at #4,738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1988, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Harlee is popular in 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNHWashington: #698 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,483 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #610 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,058 girlsMNIllinois: #1,290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,361 girlsILWisconsin: #742 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,880 girlsWIMichigan: #626 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,245 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedIAIndiana: #681 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,403 girlsINOhio: #590 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,105 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,021 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,599 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,142 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 7,898 girlsCAUtah: #626 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,968 girlsUTColorado: #878 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,679 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNEMissouri: #328 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsMOKentucky: #561 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsKYWest Virginia: #299 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedVAMaryland: #776 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,017 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedDEArizona: #780 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,863 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedKSArkansas: #574 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,364 girlsARTennessee: #580 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,832 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #711 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,784 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsOKLouisiana: #443 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsLAMississippi: #331 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMSAlabama: #490 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,186 girlsALGeorgia: #688 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,478 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedHITexas: #808 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,586 girlsTXFlorida: #2,074 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,194 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#299 · 1 in 1,056
  2. Oklahoma#305 · 1 in 1,202
  3. Missouri#328 · 1 in 1,360
  4. Mississippi#331 · 1 in 1,248
  5. Louisiana#443 · 1 in 1,935

Best ever in a state: #157 in Montana, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#29961 in 1,056
Oklahoma#305141 in 1,202
Missouri#328201 in 1,360
Mississippi#33191 in 1,248
Louisiana#443111 in 1,935
Alabama#49091 in 2,186
Kentucky#56171 in 2,652
Arkansas#57451 in 2,364
Tennessee#580111 in 2,832
Ohio#590171 in 3,105
Minnesota#61081 in 3,058
Michigan#626131 in 3,245
Utah#62661 in 2,968
Indiana#68191 in 3,403
Georgia#688141 in 3,478
Washington#69891 in 3,483
North Carolina#711121 in 3,784
Wisconsin#74261 in 3,880
Maryland#77661 in 4,017
Arizona#78081 in 3,863
Texas#808371 in 4,586
Colorado#87851 in 4,679
Pennsylvania#1,02181 in 6,599
California#1,142261 in 7,898
Illinois#1,29071 in 8,361
Florida#2,07451 in 17,194
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Harlee
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#978 → #1,047)
  • 302 spots since 2020 (#745 → #1,047)
  • 205 spots since 2015 (#842 → #1,047)
  • Biggest jump: 203 spots in 2016 (#842 → #639)
  • Biggest drop: 93 spots in 2019 (#631 → #724)
Rise & fade · girls
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1950
  • Peaked 2017 at #621 (483 births)
  • Births halved by 2025, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2012–2024
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,574
  • Highest: 1 in 3,574 girls born in 2017 were named Harlee (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,782 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 42.5% of all girls named Harlee (3,410) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1989
  • Mostly boys until 1988, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s6#4,738 (1950)#4,738
1960s0——
1970s0——
1980s15#7,449 (1989)#8,983
1990s887#1,298 (1999)#2,218
2000s1,865#1,096 (2005)#1,218
2010s3,410#621 (2017)#853
2020s1,840#745 (2020)#889

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Harlee in 2015

girls
#842
333 births · 1 in 5,361 girls
boys
#7,491
10 births · 1 in 191,674 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #842Harlee333

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #7,491Harlee10
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 5,361 of them was named Harlee, which outranked 95.6% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harlee
  1. #838Kalani334
  2. #838Marisol334
  3. #838Micah334
  4. #842Harlee333
  5. #842Remy333
  6. #844Joyce332
  7. #844Nathaly332
  8. #844Ryann332

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 191,674 of them was named Harlee, which outranked 46.7% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harlee
  1. #7,066Zyad11
  2. #7,066Zyhir11
  3. #7,066Zyrell11
  4. #7,491Harlee10
  5. #7,491Aadan10
  6. #7,491Aahaan10
  7. #7,491Aarib10
  8. #8,040Aadhvik9
  9. #8,040Aansh9
  10. #8,040Aashray9

Tied with 548 names at #7,491; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →